Gorgons

Summary

Gorgons is a group of Greek mythical characters^[1]. Gorgons ranks in the top 6% of group_of_greek_mythical_characters entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,388 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gorgons's instance of is recorded as group of Greek mythical characters^[3].
• Gorgons is a type of Greek water deities^[4].
• Gorgons is a type of mythical hybrid^[5].
• Gorgons's Commons category is recorded as Gorgons^[6].
• Gorgons comprises Euryale^[7].
• Gorgons comprises Stheno^[8].
• Gorgons comprises Medusa^[9].
• Gorgons's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gorgons^[10].
• Gorgons's worshipped by is recorded as Greek mythology^[11].
• Gorgons's depicted by is recorded as Gorgon's head^[12].
• Gorgons's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[13].
• Gorgons's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Gorgons's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Gorgons's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[16].
• Gorgons's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[17].
• Gorgons's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[18].
• Gorgons's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• Gorgons's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[20].
• Gorgons's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Γοργόνες'}^[21].
• Gorgons's different from is recorded as Gorgo^[22].
• Gorgons's different from is recorded as Gorgon^[23].

Body

Definition and Type

Gorgons's instance of is recorded as group of Greek mythical characters^[3]. Recorded subclass of include Greek water deities^[4] and mythical hybrid^[5].

Use and Application

Components include Euryale^[7], a mythological Greek character^[24]; Stheno^[8], a mythological Greek character^[25]; and Medusa^[9], a mythological Greek character^[26].

Influence

Things named for Gorgons include Gorgons Head^[27], a mountain^[28] and Gorgonidium^[29], a taxon^[30].

Why It Matters

Gorgons ranks in the top 6% of group_of_greek_mythical_characters entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,388 views/month).^[2] Gorgons has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Gorgons is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for Gorgons include Gorgons Head^[27], a mountain^[28] and Gorgonidium^[29], a taxon^[30].